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George R.R. Martin reveals he only needs to write 500 pages more in 'Winds of Winter'

Author George RR Martin is best known for writing the 'Song of Ice and Fire' books, which were adapted into the popular series 'Game of Thrones'. While the screen adaptation is complete and over, it is noted that the author is yet to finish his next novel 'The Winds of…

The Times of India

Rick O'Shea 'owes' Russell Crowe 'all the pints' after Hollywood star makes huge donation to charity

The Aussie native made a donation for the second year in a row

Irish Mirror

How to say no to festive invites and reclaim your Christmas

Instead of feigning flu while the party invites pile up, bestselling author Sarah Knight has a radical solution — just say no

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‘Communion with creatives’: Literary events flourish in Nigeria

New literary festivals are springing up in Nigeria, inspiring an evolving community of more book-loving Africans.

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Best history books to expand your knowledge, from ancient Egypt to medieval witch hunts

For when you’ve outgrown Horrible Histories...

Evening Standard

Mother makes bilingual picture book in memory of late son

A Japanese mother living in the United Kingdom created a Japanese-English bilingual picture book to help alleviate her grief over the sudden death of her 4-year-old son.

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Micro review: 'Above and Beyond: A Journey With My Daughter' by Nivedita Sengupta

Author Nivedita Sengupta's book 'Above and Beyond: A Journey With My Daughter' chronicles her motherhood, her life with her daughter Medha, and how she did not let autism and the social stigmas around autism deter the ambitions she had for her daughter.

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The Welsh novelist seemingly destined for greatness but whose life ended in tragedy at just 31

Dorothy Edwards took her own life by jumping in front of a train but left a body of work unlike anything else in Welsh literature. Having almost been lost to history her life is now being made into a play

Wales Online

Last Dance with Ann Richards: Best Texas Books of 2022

How Galvestonians used to dance until they dropped (for fun), a former figure skater turned journalist, and other Lone Star State stories.

Texas Observer

Barbara Kingsolver returns to Appalachia to tackle opioid crisis, in Dickens-inspired novel Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver, author of The Poisonwood Bible, returned to her home turf of Appalachia to tackle one of its most urgent issues — with a little help from David Copperfield.

ABC News

Parties are back, but how to dress? A holiday guide

The season’s triple-virus threat not withstanding, parties are back

The Independent UK

That diary was tangible proof that exciting things were about to happen – the Christmas present I’ll never forget

I wrote about watching Swap Shop and Rod Stewart’s birthday. But what strikes me now are the things I left out

The Guardian - UK

An unexpected friendship: A lighthouse across the years

Writer Kao Kalia Yang reflects on her friendship with an older couple who has guided her life – and her career.

Al Jazeera

Hunter mum's toolkit for girls starting high school

Local woman releases book that is a "silent friend" sharing the tips girls - and their mums - wished they'd known before they started high school.

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Hidden books in NSW town Braidwood taking kids on literary treasure hunts to encourage reading

Literary treasure hunts are giving children both the thrill of finding a book and the benefits of reading.

The Conversation

Is there a 'right to disobey’? From the Vietnam War to today's climate protests

One of the first moves of the newly elected Whitlam Labour government in December 1972 was to free seven men imprisoned for their beliefs. Their crime had been refusal to comply with the National Service Act, a so-called “lottery of death” that sent some 15,300 young Australians to fight in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

3 NGOs Suspend Work in Afghanistan after Taliban Bar Women

Three big international aid agencies including Save the Children said on Sunday they were suspending their humanitarian programs in Afghanistan in response to the Taliban-run administration's order to stop female employees from working. The administration on Saturday ordered all local and foreign non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to send female staff home…

The Guardian - UK

He gave me a battered copy of a book I already owned, and I felt I’d come home – the Christmas present I’ll never forget

Afters years of expectation, hope and disappointment, all it took was one simple, heartfelt gift to show me he was the one

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Eastern Flight 401 introduced new safety measures — and books, movies and ghost stories

Eastern Airlines Flight 401 left a mark on the aviation industry — and permanent scars for survivors and loved ones of those who died in the crash.

Wales Online

Who is Charlie Mackesy, author of The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse?

Charlie Mackesy is a British artist, illustrator and author

The Guardian - UK

Kate and Greg Mosse look back: ‘The shirt I’m wearing has since been made illegal’

Writers Kate and Greg Mosse on how a brief encounter on a train changed their lives

The Guardian - UK

Can you outwit Margaret Atwood? The bumper books quiz of 2022

Which author was this year elected to the US Senate? In what horror story does a vampire appear as a cat? Test your wits with questions set by authors

The Guardian - UK

The End of Nightwork by Aidan Cottrell-Boyce review – life in fast-forward

Bold philosophical musings on the end of the world in a thrillingly ambitious debut about a man with a condition that causes rapid ageing

The Independent UK

Editions of Jan. 6 report already on Amazon best seller list

It took less than a day for the Jan. 6 report to go from public unveiling to the bestseller list on Amazon

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Matt Hancock's book sales flop as critics slam 'exercise in self-justification'

Matt Hancock's Pandemic Diaries: The Inside Story of Britain's Battle Against Covid entered the Neilson book charts in 191th place, but has sharply plummeted to outside the top 1,000.

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